Pat Harper

Not all of the works in the exhibit "The Short Century: Independence and Liberation Movements in Africa, 1945-1994" at the Museum of Contemporary Art are appropriate for children. But during...

On the site of an abandoned railroad right-of-way in the south suburbs, the Old Plank Road Trail has as many faces as it has neighbors. The 10-foot-wide paved nature trail...

Children can re-create the rites that were the precursor of our Halloween during a performance workshop presented by Kidworks Touring Theatre Company. Youngsters can wear their own costumes or they...

It's hard to live in Chicago without knowing the name of Carl Sandburg because he is the one who described it as "City of the Big Shoulders." When the poet's...

The Wiggleworms classes at the Old Town School of Folk Music are for little kids who like to be on the move. Not only do they sing songs, they use...

The best children's books have a musical quality to them. When they are read aloud they have a certain rhythm, and the reader's voice takes on special intonations. The music...

Families can sell off outgrown treasures and buy some new ones at the Mokena Community Park District's Flea Market for Kids on Sunday. Clean out the closets and the toy...

On the site of an abandoned railroad right-of-way in the south suburbs, the Old Plank Road Trail has as many faces as it has neighbors. The 10-foot-wide paved nature trail...

Making music will be fun at the "Musical-Play-Around" at The Suzuki-Orff School for Young Musicians. Children will be able to try to play a variety of child-size instruments. They will...

An off-track betting parlor could turn out to be a "win-win" situation for both Mokena and a struggling sports bar, village officials said. OTB Inter-Track Partners, a Chicago-area organization that...